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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
all
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
big
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
breeze
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
comfortable
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
cool
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
down
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
eight
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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
freckled
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
friendly
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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
gloomy
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
grass
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
ground
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
holes
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
jabbered
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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
judged
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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
laid
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
leaves
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
light
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
limb
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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
mostly
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
o'clock
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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
out
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
places
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
rested
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
ruther
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
satisfied
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
see
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
set
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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
shade
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
showing
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
sifted
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
squirrels
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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
sun
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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
swapped
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From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
there
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
things
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From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I laid there in the grass and the cool shade thinking about things, and feeling rested and ruther comfortable and satisfied.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
trees
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
two
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From this reading I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was big trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them.
up
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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
very
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From this reading A couple of squirrels set on a limb and jabbered at me very friendly.
waked
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From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o’clock.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
